Wagner became only the ninth reliever to be chosen for Cooperstown — and the first ... Ichiro Suzuki 393 (99.7%), CC Sabathia 342, (86.8), Billy Wagner 325 (82.5), Carlos Beltran 277, (70.3 ...

Before this week, Billy Wagner had never been to Cooperstown. His closest brushes were trips in short-season A-ball to Oneonta, some 25 miles south in New York, to play road games in 1993 ...

For the fourth time in the past eight years, the 10 th and final shot was on the money for a would-be- Baseball Hall of Famer ...

Eric Owens used to play on the Ferrum College baseball team with Billy Wagner. Now Owens is the head coach of that team. And his former teammate has been elected to Cooperstown. Wagner is part of ...

New Hall of Famer Billy Wagner appeared in 15 games for the Red Sox in 2009, a footnote in his career. The experience was something he still treasures. Wagner was acquired from the Mets in late ...

Houston Astros reliever Billy Wagner made it into the Baseball Hall of Fame on his final year to be on the ballot.

Several Houston Astros’ legends reacted to Billy Wagner’s selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The former closer’s road to Cooperstown began in Houston in 1995. During his nine years ...

Suzuki, the first Japanese-born inductee, will be joined by longtime ace left-hander CC Sabathia and hard-throwing closer Billy ... in Cooperstown. Sabathia (86.8 percent of the vote) and Wagner ...

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“Congratulations to Billy Wagner on baseball’s highest honor ... Wagner, now, will get his day to shine in Cooperstown this summer.

Houston Astros all-time saves leader Billy Wagner will have his jersey number retired. It's an honor that coincides with his induction into the Hall of Fame.